Teen playing “Knockout” game shot twice by victim

17-year-old Marvell Weaver is recovering after getting shot twice by a man who he tried to assault. In May, the Michigan teenager was playing Knockout, a game where the assailant attacks an unsuspecting person by sucker punching them in hopes of knocking them out with one blow.

“I saw the van circle twice, and the second time three kids came out. I didn’t suspect anything. I hadn’t any enemies, or any reason to believe they would be looking to do anything to me,” the victim, who chose to remain anonymous, told WILX.

According to Michigan Live, Weaver approached the victim and turned, pressing the stun gun into the victim’s side repeatedly. The weapon misfired, and Weaver turned to flee.

The victim thought he had been stabbed, drew his weapon and fired two shots, striking Weaver in the buttocks.

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